Re: FW: The Passing of two ACA Leaders

December 28, 2011

I remember Henry well from the times he would fly to portland to teach us the

finer points of chiropractic neurology for the DABCO program. What a great and

articulate chap.......made it all seem so easy...great guy..and a great loss to

our profession.

Simon Agger, D.C.

vsaboe <vsaboe@...> wrote:

>Great guy...he will be missed,

>

>Vern Saboe

>

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>Subject: The Passing of two ACA Leaders

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>As a doctor, Dr. West has healed so many lives. As a friend, he has touched

>so many hearts. And as a father, he has set a great example. To say he will

>be missed is a gross understatement. He will be forever remembered in the

>clinic and in the hearts of those who knew him.

>

>The clinic will be closed until further notice. We do anticipate opening

>again on January 2, 2012.

>

>If you would like information on Dr West's life or funeral arrangements,

>please <mailto:drwest@...> email us your cell phone number

>AND email address.

>

>Please do not send flowers.

><http://www.westcliniconline.com/dr-west-donations.html> Dr. West has other

>requests.

>

>POCATELLO - Dr. Henry West, 78, Pocatello, passed away, Tuesday afternoon,

>December 27, 2011 at his home. A complete obituary will be in a future

>edition of the Idaho State Journal. Arrangements are under the direction of

>the Cornelison Funeral Home, 431 N. 15th Ave., Pocatello, 232-0542.

>Condolences may be sent to the family online at

><http://www.cornelisonfh.com/> www.cornelisonfh.com.

>

>AUGUSTA, Ga. - Hoyt Bradford Duke died on December 22, 2011 from the causes

>and effects of a life lived well and long. He was 93 years old. Hoyt was

>born on January 4, 1918, one of three sons, born to Albert F. Duke, a line

>foreman for the Central of Georgia Railroad and land owner, and Estelle

>Banks Duke, a homemaker whose cooking skills were known countywide. The

>three young boys' characters were developed and guided on Trued Rails. The

>youngest of the boys, Hoyt attended Georgia Tech for a short time before

>leaving Georgia to study chiropractic at the Lincoln Chiropractic College in

>Indianapolis, Indiana. However,

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>32> World War II intervened, and Hoyt's country boy charm, quick wit and

>capable set of athletic skills, earned him his promotion to Captain as a

>medical supply officer in the 8th Army Air Corps. His charm and dashing

>style attracted the attention of a young Canadian physiotherapist, Margaret

>. He would recall with fondness his cunning approach to freezing ice

>cream (always his favorite) during the war. Since there was no ice for

>freezing, his solution was to fly the ice cream up in the bottom of a C 47

>cargo plane. The young Canadian lieutenant and American captain married in

>1947 and moved to Augusta, Georgia. There, he opened his chiropractic office

>that he maintained for 58 years. Dr. Duke was active in his profession

>serving as president of the Georgia Chiropractic Association in 1958,

>president of the American Chiropractic Association in 1970, and was

>appointed by former Governor Jimmy to the Georgia Board of

>Chiropractic Examiners in 1971. He was also active with the Foundation for

>Chiropractic Education and Research. During these early decades, Dr. Duke

>lobbied actively for the chiropractic profession, particularly against

>criticism by the American Medical Association (AMA) that labeled

>chiropractic care as an unscientific cult in 1966, and until 1980 held that

>it was unethical for medical doctors to associate with unscientific

>practitioners. The longstanding feud between chiropractors and medical

>doctors continued for decades. This culminated in a landmark 1987 decision,

>Wilk v. AMA, in which the court found that the AMA had engaged in

>unreasonable restraint of trade and conspiracy, ending the AMA's de facto

>boycott of chiropractic. Dr. Duke was also an avid golfer, and board member

>at the West Lake Country Club. He was admired for competitive spirit and

>great putting skills. Although he shot his age on the golf course many times

>in his 70's and 80's, his most admirable feat was a score of 78 at the age

>of 84. Following the death of his wife Margaret in 1992, he found a new

>loving partner Jinx Christie. They married in 1994 and enjoyed great times,

>family and companionship for 18 years. With this marriage he gained four

>additional daughters, seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Dr.

>Duke is survived by his wife Jinx, sons Dwight (Ann) and (Karan) of

>Atlanta, Georgia and daughter Marnie Mitze (Tom) of Malibu, California. In

>addition he has seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Funeral

>services will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday, December 28, 2011 at The

>Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd. Memorial contributions may be made to

>The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, 2230 Walton Way, Augusta, GA

>30904. Dr. Duke was very active in the Augusta community having served in

>the Augusta Lions Club and as a vestry member of The Episcopal Church of the

>Good Shepherd .

>

>It is with such sadness that I must share with you the above news. Two past

>presidents of the ACA. Both so engaged and involved in our profession and

>the lives of their patients until the very end. It has been a tough few

>months for the ACA with the loss of now 4 great mentors and leaders. Please

>know we will find a way to remember them all in a way befitting the giants

>they were in the Chiropractic profession. The ACA will be sending flowers to

>both families. I will also be sharing with them the importance they held in

>our association.

>

>Dr Pearson has also agreed to represent the ACA BOG at the services in honor

>of our sitting delegate Dr West. We will miss them.

>

>Sincerely,

>

> Overland, DC, CCSP, FICC

>

>President, ACA

>

December 28, 2011

Yep, met Henry for the first time during my orthopedics program in Phoenix, AZ

in 1985....Vern Saboe

The Passing of two ACA Leaders